Recent reviews by Barry McCockinner

This game is a good sequel to the first game "the Forest"

Good things:

-Great graphics and immersion

-Everything that was present in the Forest has been improved (building, crafting, graphics, survival, etc..).

-Realistic survival game

-Lots of different equipment

-Cryptic but intriguing story

-Great to play with friends, but also on your own

Bad things:

-No tutorial or guidance whatsoever (can make the game more fun though)

-Cryptic story

I'd recommend this one for sure!

Elden Ring deserved the GOTY title for sure and here's why:

-Hundreds of hours of playtime due to many interesting quests and different possible endings which makes your choices have an impact on the world around you.

-Immersive world and great music

-Gameplay which really challenges you due to its difficulty

-This difficulty can be countered by different things such as coop or summons

-different playstyles can be adopted

-Great graphics

However the game is not perfect either:

-might not run well on lower end pcs

-Problems with delayed attacks from bosses and input reading

-"High" difficulty

All in all, I would definetly recommend this game which never stops to amaze me by how complex and fun it is. Playing it is really refreshing and it also got me into dark souls and fromsoftware games in general. Elden ring is the perfect game to start with if you're new to the souls/fromsoftware genre.

This game is worth more than its price and you should definetly try it out!

Good aspects:
-Very immersive experience (survival mechanics are realistic, ambience is beautiful and terryfying at the same time, etc...)
-decent graphics
-Great intriguing story with choices that impact the game

Bad aspects:
-Hitboxes are really bad
-Lack of tutorial/help but this makes the game more fun IMO

Great game overall

I'm writing this after finishing the main quest, which has been my main focus for my playthrough up to this point (except for unlocking the three unforgivable curses and a few side quests).

In my opinion, the game really is worth it and here's why:

The main quest took me 35 hours, and I strongly believe that I will keep playing up to 70 more hours!
That's because I have barely done side quests, want to collect all magical beasts and reproduce them, fully customioze the room of requirement and so on (I want to get 100% completion). I have barely explored the world and have always fast-travelled. It feels like I have barely touched the surface of the game to be honest.

Here are the good aspects of the game:

-Replayablity and lots of things to do in order to achieve 100% completion
-Great combat system
-Good graphics that you can still run on a budget-range pc (not on a really bad one though)
-Magical atmosphere
-A dream come true for all the potterheads
-Room for improvement
-HUGE potential for DLC content and updates

Here are the bad aspets of the game:

-Texture bugs here and there and npc bugs here and there as well
-Facial expressions are really bad for a game that came out in 2023
-Lack of freedom in early game
-Choices barely impact the storyline

To sum up, there are good things and there are bad things but the good ones outweigh the bad ones and the game is worth playing!

Great game!

I used to play Smash bros back in the day (I've played melee, brawl and smash 4).
At first, it was hard to get used to this new gameplay: there is no shield, a lot of dodges and airdodges, no real difference between tilts and smash attacks, no grabs, and many other things setting this game apart from the smash bros games.

However, it really is not a bad thing. The game is very enjoyable and somewhat balanced and also FREE which is a great thing, although you can buy cosmetics and other things with real money...

Loads of different characters are present in the game too!

The game is allright:

Good things:
-runs well on less expensive pc's
-multiplayer and proximity chat
-fun to play with friends

Bad things:
-the time to kill is too short IMO
-movement is pretty much non-existent
-levelling your weapons up is pretty slow if you don't buy the game and want to play warzone only. Because of this, you are also less likely to win in warzone if your weapons are not levelled up.
-toxic community
-lots of bugs and crashes

I use this to train my aim for CS:GO and other shooter games.
It works very well: lots of useful game modes.
10/10, would recommend!

This is a retro game with a great story which works in a similar way to pokemon (collectiong creatures and wanting to "catch em all"). I used to play it as a child and I found it on steam in my teens and I really enjoyed playing it again.

Here are the good aspects of the game:
-Great story
-Great scenery, music and feeling of the game overall
-Great Graphics for the time
-The skill level that is required is fairly low
-You can finish the game very quickly if you wish to
-low price


Here are the bad aspects of the game:
-compability problems since the game is fairly old
-the game is too short in my opinion
-too easy

To sum up, I would say that Zanazarah definetly is worth playing if you like retro games. However, your options are limited. Considering its low price, you should definetly try it out.

I discovered this game in the summer of 2020 and I have been playing ever since. It is a solo RPG which takes place in the Elder Scrolls universe.

Here are some pros for Skyrim:
-It is a very immersive game: when playing, you feel like you're really in Skyrim. Especially when playing in first person.
-The music and scenery is AMAZING
-You can do ANYTHING you want, the possibilities are countless. There are sooo many quests, so many races to chose from when creating your character, so many guilds to join, ways to do things, etc...
-the smithing, potion brewings, etc... are all great features to the game.
-you can be anything: an assasin, an archer, a brawler, the list is long.
-the game is highly moddable.


Here are some cons:
-the game is a bit old, and whitout mods you really feel it.
-some quests are bugged out
-some parts of the map feel "empty" (whitout mods)


To sum up, I would say that Skyrim is a great game. I would like to forget everything I know about it in order to play it again as if it were the first time. Almost all its flaws can be erased by mods. Its definetly worth its price and I cannot wait for TES 6!

I discovered this game back in the summer of 2019 and I have been playing ever since.

Here are the great aspects of the game:
-Tactics, as well as teamwork are needed in order to succeed.
-The game is mostly based on skill, so luck is not a big factor
-Still a good game even though it came out ages ago (people are still playing, updates are still coming, etc...)
-Hardly ever gets boring
-You make new friends

Here are the less great aspects of the game:
-Valve anti-cheat is clearly useless.
-Hard for new players because people are already fairly skilled, because there are cheaters and griefers and smurfers.
-Valve could do way more to make the game better.
-Toxicity of the community and the game itself


To conclude, I would say that the game is definetly still worth playing in 2021 and anyone should give it a go although some aspect of the game are bad.